Toupin Family Genealogy Notes Michigan Mark B. Arslan 407 Highlands Lake Drive Cary, NC 27518-9167 marslan@nc.rr.com Toupin Genealogy Web Site: http://arslanmb.org/toupin/toupin.html 18 November 2013
MI, State Death Index {7772} 14 Jan 1907 Toupin, Louis #393E9 male, married, occupation: laborer b. Apr 1822, Canada d. Hancock, Houghton Co., MI cause: senility buried @ Lake View [Cemetery] father: Louis Toupin (b. Canada) mother: unknown (b. Canada) informant: Joseph Beauchamp [#393E92/1] certificate: 361 24 Aug 1975 Toupin, Joseph L. #393E994 male b. 21 Mar 1897 d. Westland, Wayne Co., MI 14 Oct 1975 Toupin, Eleanor #393E714/1 b. 19 Mar 1885 d. Pontiac, Oakland Co., MI 2 May 1982 Toupin, Bertha M. #393E995 b. 20 May 1900 d. Farmington Hills, Oakland Co., MI 14 Feb 1986 Toupin, Ivy #393E9324/1 b. 14 May 1906 d. Westland, Wayne Co., MI 6 Mar 1993 Toupin, Bernice Gertrude #393E994/1 b. 12 Apr 1901 d. Novi, Oakland Co., MI 28 Jul 1994 Toupin, Dallas Thomas #393E9324 male b. 15 Sep 1906 d. Dearborn, Wayne Co., MI
Houghton Co., Marriages {1116} 22 Jan 1878 Toupin, Pierre (age 26, of Lake Linden) #393E73 laborer, b. Canada Marta, Cordelia (age 15, of Lake Linden) b. Canada m. Lake Linden witnesses: Parcol Toupin [#3972?] (of Lake Linden) & Joanner Toupin filed in Book 1, p. 100, no. 1398 [Note: There are no other Toupin marriages through 1887. MBA] 23 Jan 1901 Toupin, Walter J. #393E934 son of Louis Toupin & Margaret Gardner Jennings, Annie Trythall m. @ Calumet Houghton Co., Births {4509} 8 Nov 1873 Toupier, Porncali? male, b. Schoolcraft Twp. father: Paschal Toupier (of Torch Lake, b. Canada, chopper) mother: Louise Toupier (of Torch Lake, b. Canada) filed in Book 1, p. 195, no. 2918 15 Dec 1875 Toupin, Celina #393E711, b. Torch Lake father: Jean Bte. Toupin (of Torch Lake, b. PQ, laborer) mother: Celina Toupin (of Torch Lake, b. PQ) filed in Book 2, p. 60, no. 4424 8 Sep 1877 Toupin, Jean Bt. #393E712 male, b. Schoolcraft Twp. father: Jean Bt. Toupin (of Schoolcraft Twp., b. Canada, hotelkeeper) mother: Elma Toupin (of Schoolcraft Twp., b. Canada) filed in Book 2, p. 186, no. 6318 25 May 1879 Toupin, Lemina #393E713, b. Schoolcraft Twp. father: Jean Bte. Toupin (of Schoolcraft Twp., b. PQ, saloon keeper) mother: Celina Toupin (of Schoolcraft Twp., b. PQ) filed in Book 2, p. 289, no. 7860 Houghton Co., Deaths {4512}
16 Nov 1877 Toupin, Celina #393E711 b. Schoolcraft Twp., Houghton Co., MI d. Schoolcraft Twp., Houghton Co., MI @ age 1y-10m cause: croup father: Jean Bte. Toupin (of Schoolcraft Twp.) mother: Elena ----- filed in Book 1, p. 90, no. 1724 16 Jan 1887 Toupin, Nenida? #393E717 b. Lake Linden, Houghton Co., MI d. Lake Linden, Houghton Co., MI @ age 8m cause: infancy father: J. B. Toupin (of Lake Linden) mother: Celina ----- filed in Book 1, p. 195, no. 318 Houghton Co., Mortgage Index Book 1 (1848-1885) Grantor: Grantee: Book/page: Toupin, Jean B. & wife McDonald, Donald F/39 Lot 3, Block 6, Torch Lake City McDonald, Donald Toupin, John B. J/32 Discharge of Mortgage Book F, p. 39 Toupin, Romual Ruppe, P. & son L/140 Lot 4, Block 6, Vill. of Calumet [Note: There is no other Toupin in Book 1. MBA] Houghton Co., Will Book 17, p. 551 Estate of Jean B. Toupin, deceased
Houghton Co., Portage Lake Mining Gazette, 29 Nov 1896, Obituary of Baptiste Toupin [#393E71] {23987} The funeral of Baptiste TOUPIN of Torch Lake, took place on Nov 26. He was 45 years old and left a wife and 11 children. Houghton Co., Daily Mining Gazette, 4 Mar 1903 George McDONALD; John McDONALD; Curtis GLANVILLE; John B. TOUPIN [#393E712]; Walter MIRON and Jacob SLONAKER, all of Lake Linden, left yesterday for the Warren Mining district, of Arizona and make their homes there. Houghton Co., Daily Mining Gazette, 6 Feb 1904, Obituary of Esther Toupin [#393E9/1] {23895} Mrs Esther TOUPIN aged 82 years, of Laurium, died Thursday. She is survived by a husband and 9 children, one of them is Alfred [#393E9C] of Montreal, Canada who came here for the funeral., other children are Mrs Joseph MATTHEWS [#393E96] of Laurium; Mrs August RICHARD [#393E98] of Wolverine mine; Mrs Mary RICHARDS [#393E9A] of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Mrs Joseph BEAUCHAMP [#393E92] of Hancock; Mrs Mary GARDETTO [#393E95] of Seattle, Washington; and Messrs Ronald [#393E99] of Calumet; Arthur P. [#393E9B] of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota and Lewis [#393E93] of Hubbell. The funeral will be this morning at St Anne's French church, Calumet. Burial will be at Lake View cemetery, Calumet. Her husband is 84 years old.. She has been a resident of this district since 1870. Houghton Co., Daily Mining Gazette, 18 Oct 1904, Marriage of Charles Bourret & Edith Toupin {23896} Charles BOURRET married Miss Edith TOUPIN, both residents of Tamarack City, yesterday morning at St Cecelia's church, Hubbell. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Vina TOUPIN and the best man was Theodore LENZ. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ovide TOUPIN, of Tamarack. They will reside in Tamarack City.
Schoolcraft Twp. Centennial (Lake Linden, MI: 1966) p. 4 Schoolcraft Twp. was formed from Portage Twp. on 28 July 1866. p. 20 Schoolcraft Twp. originally contained the townships of Osceola and Torch Lake, which separated and organized in 1887. Joseph Gregoire built his sawmill at the northeast end of Torch Lake in 1867... This began the immigration of the French Canadians for workers in his mills and in the woods, cutting timber and cordwood. The location became known as Gregoryville, and Mr. Gregoire became affectionately known as The Father of the French Canadians of the town. p. 32 The village of Lake Linden was incorporated on 29 October 1885. [Note: This book contains no mention of Toupin. MBA]
Keweenaw Co., Marriages {23894} 2 Feb 1873 Toupin, Lewis #393E93 Deyardin, Margaret
Compendium of History & Biography of Northern Minnesota p. 523 Arthur P. Toupin [#393E9B] {1069} "Among the early settlers of Red Iake County who have aided materially in the development of the region and have become influential citizens and prosperous business men, a foremost place is accorded Mr. Arthur P. Toupin. This gentleman is engaged in the real estate, loan, insurance and collection business, and has met with success in his financial affairs and enjoys a wide circle of friends as a citizen. Mr. Toupin was born in Montreal, April 16, 1866, and is the eighth of a family of nine children born to Louis and Esther (Fortier) Toupin. The parents were of French extraction and the grandparents were natives of France. our subject was three years old the family removed to the copper region of Michigan, and in the Spring of 1878 they took up residence in Polk County, Minnesota, and the father homesteaded land in Red Lake Falls Township, then in Polk County. Their homestead was one mile from the present city of Red Lake Falls, a town then unthought of, and Crookston was their nearest town for six years. Our subject's... team and turning the prairie sod. Their homewas a log house 16 x 20 ft. The father disposed of his farm there in 1886, and removed to his present home. Mr. Toupin was married at the age of 18 years, and was thus able to claim a homestead, although not yet reached his majority. He selected land in Section 15 of Poplar River Township, which he improved and lived on for six years. In 1890 he entered the employ of Johnson and Marshall, and bought wheat for four years and dealt in farming implements. In 1895 he entered exclusively into the farm machinery business in partnership with Joseph Helm and in 1896 disposed of his interest in the business and engaged in his present business. He is interested in farming to a considerable extent and is developing a fine farm three miles from the... which is one of the best tracts of the county. He is a director of the First State Bank and is one of the substantial business men of Red Lake County. Mr. Toupin was married in 1884, to Miss Laura Pouliot. Mrs. Toupin was one of the earliest settlers of that region, having resided there since 1877. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Toupin, namely Delia M., Joseph, Ernest, Dora, and Irving. Mr. Toupin served as village and city recorder for many years, and nine years as secretary of the school board. He is a Republican politically and has been a delegate to county and state conventions of his party. He is a member of the Catholic Church, I.O.O.F. and G.O.F."